In the occupied Crimea, the movement of underground fighters has intensified.

The partisan movement in temporarily occupied Crimea is strengthening: partisans are helping the Ukrainian Defense Forces to complete combat missions.

Serhiy Bratchuk, the spokesman of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army "South," reported this on the air of the FREEДОМ TV channel.

"All tools that can be involved in the liberation of our temporarily occupied Crimea are good... The partisan movement of underground fighters in Crimea is intensifying, developing, and partisans are helping the Defense Forces a lot to complete combat missions, the results of which we do not always see, because they are not told about yet. Operations are ongoing, so today the enemy feels that the partisan movement in Crimea exists," he said.

The spokesperson noted that due to the actions of partisans, filtration measures have been strengthened in temporarily occupied territories — not only in Crimea but also in the adjacent Kherson region.

"The enemy feels that they are working against him here. And we receive information and take measures that allow us to say that the personnel is decreasing and cases of poisoning are occurring. And the cause of this is not only that Russian soldiers are fond of the "green serpent," but the very existence of the partisan movement," Bratchuk said.